Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

The tide sent into
the cleft of rock Neptune's
polyfingered hand of
welcome.

The tide sent into
the cleft of rock Neptune's
polyfingered hand of
welcome.

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you read more

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.

A difference of tastes in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

A difference of tastes in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

A slight touch of friendly malice and amusement towards those we love keeps our affections for them from turning flat.

A slight touch of friendly malice and amusement towards those we love keeps our affections for them from turning flat.

He who does not see the angels and devils in the beauty and malice of life will be far removed read more

He who does not see the angels and devils in the beauty and malice of life will be far removed from knowledge, and his spirit will be empty of affection.

Affection, like melancholy, magnifies trifles; but the magnifying of the one is like looking through a telescope at heavenly objects; read more

Affection, like melancholy, magnifies trifles; but the magnifying of the one is like looking through a telescope at heavenly objects; that of the other, like enlarging monsters with a microscope.

The bee's favorite couplet: a sunup brimming buttercuplet.

The bee's favorite couplet: a sunup brimming buttercuplet.

I wash my hands of those who imagine chattering to be knowledge, silence to be ignorance, and affection to be read more

I wash my hands of those who imagine chattering to be knowledge, silence to be ignorance, and affection to be art.